SAULT STE. MARIE — Lake Superior State University will implement the St. Marys River Green Stormwater Demonstration Project in 2021 thanks to a $250,000 grant received from the U.S. Forest Service’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.It will create the first green stormwater demonstration project along the St. Marys River and do so at a former industrial brownfield site. The project will be located adjacent to Lake State’s Center for Freshwater Research and Education and the
DETROIT – A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractor is set to commence construction on the FishPass Project in Traverse City, Michigan the week of January 18. The contractor will begin by installing fencing, removing trees and preparing the site.“This,
Ashwaubomay Park Puts Out The Welcome Mat For Nesting Birds By Robert Kennedy
Jan 19, 2021 10:02 AM
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) â Bird nesting platforms are giving visitors of an Ashwaubenon park to look up.
American Transmission Co. installed five nesting poles at the north end of Ashwaubomay Park, near the confluence of Ashwaubomay Creek and the Fox River.
Each pole contains three nesting platforms, which are installed at different angles to mirror the offset tree branches herons and egrets prefer.
âWeâre thrilled to add these nesting platforms to Ashwaubomay Park to help further increase avian use and wildlife habitat in the Fox Cities area,â said Rex Mehlberg, director of Parks, Recreation & Forestry for the village of Ashwaubenon. âWeâve seen Great Blue Herons and Great Egrets in the area and hope that this will entice them to raise their young here.â
January 17, 2021
A farm project in the Hartford area is featured in the December edition of National Geographic magazine. Van Buren Conservation District watershed coordinator Erin Fuller tells WSJM News the edition of the magazine focused on threats to the Great Lakes, and included a piece on the district’s use of a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant.
“We had about a two year project where we could offer cost share money to farmers who were willing to adopt some conservation practices on their farm field,” Fuller said.
Fuller says that program included the planting of cover crops in their fields during the off season. Those are crops not intended for sale but to protect the soil.
Cheryl Day, Ohio Pork Council | Jan 15, 2021
Environmental sustainability is a core value for U.S. pork producers. We deeply care about the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land that we farm. It’s critical that we preserve America’s beautiful natural resources for future generations.
Although sustainability has become a buzzword in recent years, pork producers have been stewards of the land well before it was cool. For more than five decades, U.S. pork producers have embraced advancements that have allowed them to do more with less. That’s why the National Pork Producers Council recently launched a new campaign, “Farming Today for Tomorrow,” to showcase U.S. hog farmers’ long-standing commitment to environmental stewardship and support for further reducing greenhouse gas emissions.